blu-ray writer

[red lion]

If you were buying a blu-ray writer at this moment in time which one would you go for and why..
Or if you own one would you rather have another or do you think its great..

[Supreme2k]

I would (will soon) go for the cheapest with a good name behind it. I've seen a couple of the cheap ones in use for 2 years of pretty intense use and that is good enough for me ($120-$150 range now, about $300-400 then)

[lordsmurf]

Cheap LG is fine.

[red lion]

I was thinking LG or PIONEER but as i have yet to order i might wait till over the weekend till i get some more feedback..

[taxman]

I was thinking LG or PIONEER but as i have yet to order i might wait till over the weekend till i get some more feedback..

I've been using the LG with no problems for about a year

[mrswla]

LG HD-Rom/Blu-Ray Writer combo. I have a lot of HD DVDs that I'm converting over to blu. You can have both hd dvd and blu ray access for the low price of $170. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136155

[budz]

Just FYI the PIONEER Blu-ray drives only work with VISTA according to the specs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129016

[troyvcd1]

That pioneer is only a bluray reader not a writer.

[redwudz]

I just ordered this Pioneer BD writer for ~$210US. Should get it in a few days. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129037 It will be installed in a Vista PC.

[budz]

That pioneer is only a bluray reader not a writer.

It doesn't matter if it's a reader or writer, it's still only compatible with VISTA.

I just ordered this Pioneer BD writer for ~$210US. Should get it in a few days. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129037 It will be installed in a Vista PC.

Whoas @ redwudz! I'll know who to ask when it comes to BR dvd burning!

[redwudz]

I got 'The fever' and a few spare dollars. The i7 will have to wait a bit longer.

[red lion]

Just FYI the PIONEER Blu-ray drives only work with VISTA according to the specs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129016

So what about windows 7 as it looks like vista might be finished
the LG drive is very tempting and proven but the new PIONEER writes at 8x
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/9564910/Pioneer-Internal-SATA-8x-BD-RW-Drive-Black/Product.html

[budz]

red lion if you want a BR writer that writes at 8x then that's the one you should get. Just my 2cents!

[red lion]

red lion if you want a BR writer that writes at 8x then that's the one you should get. Just my 2cents!

Its not really that but with dvd the write speed did not matter so much as you could still write a disc quite quick
but with blu-ray the difference between write speeds are more important as its quite a slow process..

although i have never seen 8x discs yet